Comb sterilizer



Aug. 25 1931.

C. E. WELLS COMB STERILIZER Filed June 6L 1930 5 Sheets-Sheet 2 InventorAug. 25, 1931.

C. E. WELLS COMB STERILIZER Filed June 6, y19.30

5 Sheets-Sheet 3 A llorney .UNITED fsflxTES.vv PATENT orlicsfl lemmiVAug. 2s, 1931V e CARL E. WELLS, or knsitrnnnviLLE, kIOWA .l com;rsruRrLrznR Appiicationjmea :rune e, 1930.v seria No. 459,455.

'This invention relates to ya comb sterilizer particularly for use inbarber shops but rit is to be understood 'that a sterilizer in accordyyance with this invention may be used'for any yit :purpose for which thesame is found' adapted and desirable. n Y

The primary object ofthe invention istork provide, in a manner ashereinafterset forth, a comb sterilizer'of the aforementioned characterYembodying rotatable means for sup-f porting a pluralityof combs in amanner to submerge the same in the sterilizing fluid and furtherincluding' means for ejecting said combs one at atime.

jects and advantages of the inventionl will become apparentfrom a studyofthe follow'- ingspecification, taken in connection with theyaccompanying drawingsv whereinv like characters of reference designatecorrei f with this invention.y

spending parts throughout the several'views,

Y Figure 1 is a View in front elevation of a comb sterilizer constructed1n accordance Figure'2 is a topplan view thereof.

Figure Sis a top plan view ofthe devicev with the cover in openposition. j F1gure'4 1s a vertical transverse sectional view throughlthe ydevicewith the cover in closed position. v

Figure 5 is a vertical View thereof; y y, l

Figure 6 isa detail view in end elevation of the comb supportingv drum,Vhaving a ratchet disk mounted centrally thereon.

Figure7 is a detail view in vertical cross f Another important object ofthe inventionv longitudinal sectionalv section through the tank andshowing the spring pawl which is cngageable with they ratchet disk in amanner to permit rotation of the drum in one direction.y Y Referring tothevdrawmgs 1n dei-ail, 1t will be seen that the reference numeral '1,designates generally the tank which includes the fifi front wall 2, arear wall 3, the lend walls l and 5 and the elevated concave bottom 6.The end walls 4 and 5 are provided with openings 7 (see Figure 7) inwhich are rotatably supported the opposite end portions of the shaft 8whicheXtends longitudinally through the tank '1.' It may be well toherey vstate'that the tank 1 is open at its top and the openings 7 aredisposed adjacent said.

top. One end of the shaft 8 projects through the end wall 5 of the` tank1 and'has fixed thereon an operating knob 9. j Drums 10 are fixed onopposite end portions of the shaft 8 within thetank and are formed toprovide a series of circumferen-` tially spaced substantiallyV-shaped-slots 11'V for thereception of theV opposite end por-V tions ofthe combs to be sterilized as illusf tra'ted to advantage lin' brokenlines in Figure 4 of the drawings.' Fixed centrally 'on one of theYdrums and encircling the shaft 8 adjacent the end walll 5 of the tank 1is a ratchet'disk 12 which is operatively engagedl by a spring pawl13'for permitting rotation of the shaft yand the drums in one directionY only.

wall 5. Y

' Hingedly edge of the rear walll 3` of the tank 1 is a The pawl 18 ismountedon kthe end mountedasat 14 on the upper` swingable cover 15having a forwardlyproq jecting free endportion 16 extending beyond thefrontwall 2 of `the tank in Y'a manner to'provide an outletl opening 17.The opening 17 is' disposed uabovea trough 18 mounted on the front wall2 of the tank for the reception lof the ejected` combs,saidtrough 18being provided with aninterine-r diate recess 19 to ,facilitate removalof the combs therefrom. The cover 15 is provided s with anelongatedlongitudinally extending slot20 providing means `for' inserting thecombs l in the vrecesses l1 of the drums. 10 without'Y the necessityk ofraising said cover 15. Depending from the inner side of theinlongitudinally spaced relation on the cover 15 intermediate the drums1() is an arcuate ejector 21 which is engageable with the comb as thedrum is rotated to move the same out of the recesses 11 and permit saidcombs t-o gravitate through the outlet 17 into the trough 18. j Y

In use, the combs are inserted. in the recesses 11 of the drumsl()through the elonga'ed slots 20 in. the closureor cover 15. When a combis disposed in each pair-of recesses of the drums 10, said drums arerotated in a manner to immerse the same in the sterilizing fluid inthetank 1. A lcontinued rotation of the drums will bring the combssuccessively into engagement with the ejector 21 and, as before stated,saidl combs are deposited. in the trough 18.

When the barber or other person has finished using one comb and desire afreshly sterilized one, Vhe inserts the used comb through the slotQlqand then rotates the drumsk through the medium of the knob 9 aAdistance correspoi'iding to the distance between the recesses 11.pawl13 will. drop in to another of the teeth on the disk 12 an-d 'thecomb which is closest to the opening 17 will be engaged with the ejector21 and deposited in the trough `18. It will be noted-that the comb whichhas just been ejected and which was closest to the opening 17 was raisedout of the sterilizing .fluid and had sufficient time to become dry. f y

It is believed that the many advantagesV of the comb sterilizcrconstructed in accordance with this invention will be readilyunderstood, and although the preferred einbodimen' of the invention isas illustrated and described, it is to be understood thatA changes inthe details of construction may be had which will all within` the scopeof the invention as claimed.

\Vhat is claimed is 1. A comb sterilizer of the character describedcomprising a tank for the reception of a steriliaing fluid, a shaftmounted foi' rotation in the tank, a pair of drums mounted inlongitudinally spaced relation on the shaft for rotation therewith andhaving aligned pairs of recesses therein lfor the reception of theopposite end portions rof the comb, a closure mounted on the tank abovethe drums and having an elongated slot therein constituting means forinserting the.

-combs in the recesses of the drums, and an ejector depending from theclosure between the drums and engageable with the combs in a manner tosuccessively remove the `saine from the drums upon rotation of saiddrums.

2. A comb stcrilizer of the character deF scribed comprising a tank forthe reception of a sterilizing fluid, a shaft mounted for rotation inthe tank, a pair of drums fixed At this point the shaft for rotationtherewith and having pairs of aligned recesses therein for the receptionof the opposite end portions of the combs to be sterilized, a closurehingedly mounted on the tank and projecting beyond one wall thereof atits free l end in a manner to provide an outlet opening, a troughdisposed beneath the outlet opening, and an ejector mounted on theclosure and extending therefrom between the drums and engageable withthe combs in a manner to successively eject the same through the outletopenings from the drums upon rotation of said drums.

3. A comb sterilizer of the character described comprising a tank forthe reception of a sterilizing fluid and having a concave bottom, ashaft rotatably mounted in the tank and extending longitudinallytherein, means for preventing rotation of the shaft in one direction,means for manually actuating the shaft in the opposite direction, a pairof drums fixed in spaced relation to each other on the shaft within thetank and having portions thereof submerged in the sterilizing fluid,said drums being further provided with aligned pairs of recesses for thereception of the opposite end portions of the combs to be sterilized, aclosure` hingedly mounted for swinging movement on one side of the tankand having its free end, when in closed position, projecting beyond theopposite side of the tank in amanner to provide an outlet opening, atrough mounted on the tank beneath the outlet opening, an ejectormounted on the closure and depending therefrom between the drums, saidejector engageable-by the combs in la manner to eject said combssuccessively through the outlet opening upon rotation,

of the drums, the closure being further pro-v vided with an elongatedslot constituting means for inserting the combs in the recesses' in thedrums.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

CARL E. vWELLS.

